Title :
Eliminating threshold losses in MOS circuits by bootstrapping using varactor coupling
Author :
Joynson, Reuben E. ; Mundy, Joseph L. ; Burgess, James F. ; Neugebauer, Constantine
fDate :
6/1/1972 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Threshold losses reduce speed and increase power consumption of MOS digital circuits. A method to eliminate these losses is described. This is accomplished by the application of bootstrapping, in which a temporarily isolated circuit node is capacitatively coupled to the input voltage. The advantages of a MOS varactor element and its use for the coupling capacitor are described.
Keywords :
Digital circuits; Field effect devices; Losses; Varactors; digital circuits; field effect devices; losses; varactors; Coupling circuits; Diodes; Doping; Energy consumption; MOS capacitors; MOSFETs; Parasitic capacitance; Permittivity; Threshold voltage; Varactors;
Journal_Title :
Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSSC.1972.1050280
